Yachts & Yachting — February 2018

CLUB OF THE YEAR

AWARD

In a joint initiative to recognise the outstanding achievements

of clubs across the UK, Y&Y and the RYA have joined forces

to create a special award that you can now vote for!

CAST YOUR VOTE AT YACHTSANDYACHTING.CO.UK/AWARDS

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CLUB OF THE YEAR Y&Y AWARDS

INTRODUCING THE ALL-NEW RYA AND Y&Y

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ominations for the all-new Club

of the Year Award were received

from sailing clubs up and down

the country in  ve categories.

 e categories - which throw

the spotlight  rmly onto the core values

for any successful sailing club - included

innovation; inclusivity; facility development;

increasing participation; and communication.

Category winners have now been selected

by a panel of judges including double Olympic

medallist and Award ambassador, Saskia

Clark; CEO of the RYA, Sarah Treseder;

and Y&Y Editor, Georgie Corlett-Pitt.

Now it’s your chance to vote for the

overall winner! Head online to  nd out

more details about each of the  ve clubs.

All  ve  nalists will be presented on stage

at the RYA Dinghy Show, on 3-4 March

at Alexandra Palace, London, where the

overall winner will also be revealed.

INSPIRING CLUBS

• SASKIA CLARK
  “Sailing clubs really
  are the backbone of
  our sport. They create
  the environment in
  which many of us fell
  in love with sailing, and
  are crucial to retaining and increasing
  participation. This is important at all levels;
  so that we fi nd our future champions,
  so that we can all enjoy competitive
  club racing, or a cruise in company with
  friends - and o the water, to create
  a vibrant community. Championing
  those that do this well gives motivation
  to continue progressing and ideas for
  other clubs that might need support.”

SHINING EXAMPLE

Last year, the winner of both the Y&Y

and RYA Club of the Year Awards

was Ullswater SC. Having begun the

year underwater due to fl ooding, club

members rallied to get facilities and

activities on track for the start of the

season, and went on to facilitate over

1000 new people getting on the water

that year. Activities included taster

sessions, RYA Level 1 and 2 courses, and

a series of summer and youth clubs.

The club also drew praise for a major

management restructure, and reversing

a downward trend in membership.

C/O RYA; CHARLIE HEDLEY

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